BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -
Chad Mathis has picked up an endorsement from prominent Tea Party mainstay Mike
Lee, a U.S. Senator from Utah, in the race for the Republican nomination in
Alabama's 6th Congressional district.

Lee, a Republican, said in a release this week that he was "excited"
to be endorsing Mathis,
an Indian Springs orthopedic surgeon, in the race.

"Winning this election year requires a plan," Lee said. "And
I don't just mean having a campaign plan."

"We need a plan for Alabama's future, to get things back on
track, and enact the reforms that will restore the greatness of our country,"
Lee continued. "We need a plan to promote economic freedom, reduce burdens on
American taxpayers, and - above all - a plan to repeal Obamacare."

Mathis
said he was "humbled" by the endorsement, and described Lee's name as "synonymous
with no-compromise conservatism."

"Sen. Mike Lee's constant vigilance over our freedoms and
liberties, as prescribed in the Constitution, is what has earned him a
celebrated reputation amongst conservatives, and an infamous one amongst
Washington's liberal elites," Mathis said.